Why isn't that American rider Mladin there?
Carl Sundquist asks: I found it interesting that the Suzuki press release said he'd be at Daytona for the test. Didn't Matty-boy say he wouldn't be at the test as the risk/reward ratio was too big for a 15 lap race? Go fast. Take chances. Mike S.
Mark N goes to bat: Here's what I was talking about: http://www.cyclenews.com/ShowStory.asp?HeadlineID=8222 Now Suzuki says he *will* be there. I wonder if they are talking to Mladin about it. Go fast. Take chances. Mike S.
New data on Matty-boy, stolen from Cycle News.com: ------------------------------------------------- Yoshimura Suzuki's Mat Mladin won't be at the Dunlop tire test at Daytona International Speedway in a few weeks, the Australian still suffering from the effects of his off-season ankle surgery, according to Yosh team manager Don Sakakura. "Mat is still recovering from his ankle surgery and he doesn't feel 100 percent yet," Sakakura said today from the Yosh office. "We want him to be healed for the start of the season." ----------------------------------------------- Okey dokey. That 'not 100%' must be why Damon Backmarker said that when he ran into Mat in Aus he wasn't even limping. And that was weeks ago. No whining required, Mat's got an excuse instead. Go fast. Take chances. Mike S.
